Coler Case Grand Jury Probe Linked to City Hall Abuses
Acting Kings County District Attorney Elder says a report on a $10,000 loan and related payments tied to Borough President Coler will be presented to the grand jury next week. Coler accuses Senator McCarren of Tweed era tactics while detailing broad city government charges against the Controller and several departments amid a sweeping critique of governance under Mayor McClellan.
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Kings County
Coler
William 5. Hurley
Binghamton
McCarren
John A. Heffernan
Charter Revision Commission
Geclares
Metz Defends Office In Letter To Board Of Education
Controller Metz answers accusations from George W. Schadle of the Board of Education committee, saying cooperation with his department has improved, that contractors were rarely held up except during fiscal strains, and warrants often did not reach him to certify payments. He notes delays in certifying new contracts due to monetary conditions but asserts most contractors begin work quickly after award.
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Egerton L. Winthrop
Board of Education
Metz
George W. Schadle
Department of Finance
Three Women Attack Woman on 44th Street House
Mrs. Roma Vanella 45 collapses and dies from heart attack after a failed murder attempt on Mrs. Michael Perzio at a 44th Street house. Perzio escaped, suffering facial injuries. three assailants including Manouella Masiello and her daughter Mamie were implicated. a revolver was found on Vanella.
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Roma Vanella
East 67Th Street
East 4Th Street
Michael Perzio
First Avenue
Perzio
44Th Street
Joseph Sanzio
Vanella
Manouella Masiello
Mamie
Rose List
Leahy
East List Street
Mrs Hitchcock Lunacy Hearing Proceeds With Witnesses
A lunacy commission led by Judge Foster examined Mrs Charlotte Hitchcock's mental state after her indictment for murder of her husband. Witnesses described opium use and morphine at the Hitchcock home on November 23, plus Mrs Hitchcock's belief her husband planned sending her to an asylum. The panel denied counsel for a physician at the next session.
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Carlos Macdonald
Allan McLane Hamilton
Frank Robertson
Foster
Court of General Sessions
Charlotte Hitchcock
Hitchcock Is Field
Hitchcock
East 158Th Street
Michael Ippi
Orlowitz
Lunacy Commission
Police payoffs shake down case at Mercer Street station
Judge Malone arraigned patrolman Benjamin Cordes on extortion, he pleads guilty and is remanded for sentence while Patrolman William Waltman fights for trial. Two women Irene Walton and Bessie Ambrose accuse officers of shaking down $8, with Prass confirming the incident. Acting Commissioner Baker suspends Cordes and Waltman.
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Benjamin Cordes
Mercer Street
Malone
William F. Waltman
Cordes
Third Avenue
11Th Street
Irene Walton
Bessie Ambrose
Waltman
Prass
Sth Street
East 13Th Street
Tombs
Baker
Cordes and
Weltman
Maloney Wedding Delayed by Legal Proceedings
Miss Helen Maloney, daughter of a Philadelphia Standard Oil millionaire, faces further delay as Supreme Court Justice Bischoff may sign an interlocutory decree annulling her marriage to Arthur Osborn. An adjournment was granted, and the case, with possible remarriage to Samuel Clarkson, is pending.
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Helen Maloney
Philadelphia
Miss Maloney
Osborn
Mamaroneck
Beleving
Europe
Clarkson
Thaw agrees with Mr Hand in Jerome case
In Poughkeepsie Aug 27 Harry K Thaw backs Commissioner Hand’s Jerome ruling for liberty, disputes two remarks he calls regrettable. He defends amateur sports against insinuations around gambling and urges charges if judges in the Ben a Court were implicated, otherwise omits the accusation.
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Poughkeepsie
N. Y
Harry K. Thaw
Commissioner Hand
Jerome
Thaw
Hand
Bena Court
Lake steel mills run in full
Muskegon Heights plant The Standard Malleable Iron Works notified seven hundred employees that next week the factory will operate ten hours a day six days a week, up from five eight-hour days. Sault Ste. Marie mills to reopen September 1 with fourteen hundred workers likely kept for months. orders from Canadian Pacific and Grand Trunk Pacific.
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Muskegon, Mich
Standard
Muskegon Heights
Sault Ste. Marie
Mich
Canadian Pacific
Grand Trunk Pacific
Receivers Resist Through Route Orders in Transit Hearings
The Public Service Commission heard arguments from Metropolitan Street Railway Company receivers denying power to compel joint rates and through routes. Attorneys stated jurisdiction questions while officials debated possible fare sharing with Central Park North & East River Railroad amid ongoing system disintegration and lease negotiations.
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Metropolitan Street Railway Company
59Th Street
Public Service Commission
Albert G. Millbank
City of
New York
Metropolitan
Joline
Oren Root
Metropolitan Lines
Henry W. Brown
Mr. Milbank
Masten & Nichols
John G. Milburn
Robert C. Beatty
A. H. Vanderpoel
George W. Linch
Central Park, North & East River Railroad Company
Lacombe
Milbank
Nnes
Central Park Company
Root
Linch
Lnes
M. Root
McCarroll
Marble
Eustis
Messrs
Central Crosstown Railroad Company
Federal Court
Milburn
Pany
Thomas F. Ryan
Morton Trust Comis
Metz Reconsiders Fourth Avenue Subway Plan
The Board of Estimate will hear that Controller Metz now favors modifying the injunction on the Brooklyn Fourth Avenue route to permit the Flatbush Avenue extension’s first section. The Interborough Rapid Transit Company proposes a connection via the Manhattan Bridge tracks. Public Service Commission reportedly will resist route changes. Meanwhile Justice Bischoff joins the PSC, Mayor, Controller, and City Chamberlain as parties in a suit over funding PSC employees.
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Metz
Fourth Avenue Subway
Jefferson M. Levy
Brooklyn Subway
Flatbush Avenue
Interborough Rapid Transit Company
Fulton Street
Manhattan Bridge
Manhattan
Brooklyn
McCarroll
Public Service Commission
Fourth Avenue
Magistrate decries PSC powers over Metropolitan Street Railway
Magistrate Finn criticized the Public Service Commission after Daniel Patterson argued the commission had allowed street car storage on Lexington Avenue due to burned car barns. He called delegation of legislative power to the PSC preposterous and adjourned the hearing to September 2 for Fire Commissioner Hayes and Health Commissioner Darlington to testify.
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Finn
Public Service Commission
Daniel Patterson
Metropolitan Street Railway Company
Lexington Avenue
116Th
129Th Streets
Battery Dan
59Th Street
Hayes
Darlington
Fleet Off Victoria Welcomed as American Ships Arrive
Melbourne reports the American fleet passing Gabo Island at 4 10 am and steering toward Port Philip. Thousands gather along the coast and in Melbourne to view the ships. Decorations rise, banners fly, and portraits of Roosevelt and Washington adorn the streets as the visit begins amid temperate rain concerns.
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Melbourne
Gabo Island
Victoria
Port Philip
Roosevelt
Washington
United States
Australia
Sydney
Auckland
Japanese Plans of Welcome to American Fleet in Japan
Tokyo plans outline receptions and entertainments for the arriving fleet led by rear admirals with imperial palace lodgings and an imperial carriage. American Day to feature calls, luncheon, and dinners with Ambassador OBrien and Japanese officials. Tokyo events include Emperor audience and tours of sites. Washington mulls sending five home ships to meet the fleet at Gibraltar or Azores.
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Tokio
John A. Dougherty
Yokohama
Imperial Palace
Shiba
Taft
Ammbassador O'Brien
Ambassador O'Brien
Imperial Hotel
Japan
Washington
Navy Departments
Admiral Pillsbury
Bureau of Navigation
Idaho
Mississippi
Montana
New Hampshire
North Carolina
Gibraltar
Azores
Admiral Sperry
Mrs Kate Monroe Released While Being Sought In New Jersey
Kingston August 27 Mrs Kate Monroe wife of William Monroe charged with assaulting Devo family members at Ireland Corners and burning farm buildings last week was released today from Ulster County jail where she had been kept since Sunday as a witness. She returned to Ireland Corners while Monroe remains a fugitive in New Jersey.
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Kingston
N. Y
Kate Monroe
William Monroe
Devo
Ireland Corners
Ulster County
Monroe
New Jersey
Health of Queen Wilhelmina Cited as Improving
Conflicting reports from Amsterdam note Queen Wilhelmina's health is good with Telegraaf stating a communication may be shared soon, likely to bring public joy. The bulletin contrasts with earlier statements. The timing and exact wording remain uncertain, but optimism appears warranted.
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Amsterdam
Wilhelmina
Run on Berlin bank continues despite directors’ assurances
The Friedrichsberger Bank in eastern Berlin faced a continued run from anxious depositors from yesterday afternoon through today. Hundreds waited in the streets overnight as officials insisted the bank is sound and backed by other institutions, paying depositors within legal limits.
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Berlin
Friedrichsberger Bank
Wright invited to carry out aeroplane experiments in Berlin
Berlin reports that the War Department, via a semi official statement, has invited Wilbur Wright to conduct aeroplane experiments in Berlin. The move signals growing military interest in aviation research and international collaboration during the period.
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Berlin
War Department
Wilbur Wright
Sultan Receives His Brother In Palace Meeting
Constantinople Aug 27 A significant step in the new government system shows the Sultan holding a cordial meeting with his brother Mohemmed Reshad Effendi heir apparent to the throne. This marks the first formal reception during the Sultan's reign. Osman Nizami Pacha is expected to become ambassador to Berlin and Ali Reza Pacha to serve as War Minister.
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Constantinople
Mohemmed Reshad Effendi
Osman Nizami Pacha
Berlin
Ali Reza Pacha
New Army and Navy Records Create Clear Official Files
The Tribune reports a new method for archiving officers records in the War Department. Officers provide concise epitomes of service, updated yearly, stored under their names in the adjutant general archives. The system replaces older ad hoc reports, improving ongoing accessibility for commissioned personnel.
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Tribune Bureau
Washington
Army
War Department
Adjutant General's Office
Movements of Vessels Reported to Navy Department
Arrivals on Aug 26 include the Uncas at Key West the Sylph and the Dubuque at Brooklyn the Culgea at Melbourne and Montana at Rockland. Departures on Aug 26 include the Montana from East Lamoine for Rockland the Arkansas from Portsmouth for Annapolis the Uncas from Key West for New York and the Dolphin from Portsmouth for Newport. On Aug 27 a long list of ships including the Connecticut Kansas Vermont Minnesota Georgia Nebraska New Jersey Rhode Island Louisiana Vi the Ohio Missouri Wisconsin Illinois Kearsarge Kentucky Gilacter Panther and Ajax sailed from Sydney for Melbourne while Yankton and Relief departed Sydney for Manila.
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East Lamoine
Rockland
Arkansas
Portsmouth
Annapolis
Uncas
Key West
New York
Dolphin
Newport
Connecticut
Kansas
Vermont
Minnesota
Georgia
Nebraska
New Jersey
Rhode Island
Louisiana
Ohio
Missouri
Wisconsin
Kearsarge
Kentucky
Gilacter
Panther
Middies' Summer Cruise Ended at Annapolis
Five ships of the midshipmen cruising squadron led by the cruiser Olympia returned to Annapolis today. The annual summer practice cruise that began in Iona ended, bringing the midshipmen's voyage to a close.
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Annapolis
Midshipmen
Olympia
Iona
Court Martial for Capt F A Cook in Washington
The President has ordered a court martial to convene in Washington on September 8. Captain Frank A. Cook of the subsistence department is to be tried for creating a disturbance on a streetcar two or three weeks ago.
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ARMY
Edmund D. Shortlidge
Medical Corps
James J Hornbrook
12Th Cavalry
Qe Department
Henry B. Dixon
Hornbrook
Omaha
Samuel V. Ham
Presidio of
San Francisco
Edward N. Macon
Coast
Washington
Cha . L. Baker
Medical Reserve Corps
Leslie A- 1. Chapman
Ist
Cavalry
Frederick Mears
Ist Artillery Corps
George Grunert
Wildurr
ING
Ennant Morgan IL
Louis
Neers
Brett
Coast Artillery Corps
Jarrard, Jr
Frank A. Cook
Subsistence Department
Pillsbury Inspects New Cruisers at Charlestown Yard
Rear Admiral Pillsbury chief of the bureau of navigation inspects the new cruisers Birmingham and Salem at the Charlestown Navy Yard. The Birmingham will be ready for sea September 15 and the Salem September 3.
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Boston
Pillsbury
Bureau of Navigation
Birmingham
Salem
Charlestown Navy Yard
Mayflower at Puerto Cortez in Honduran waters
The Mayflower arrived at Puerto Cortez on August 27 to relieve the wrecked Marietta, which sailed yesterday. The Marietta had manned the Ceiba to Puerto Cortez run to safeguard American interests along the Honduran coast. The Mexican gunboat Bravo, departing Vera Cruz on August 22 under sealed orders, reached the port today.
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Puerto Cortez
Rietta
Marietta
Ceiba
Bravo
Vera Cruz
Two Trolley Accidents In Hollis Queens Injure Five Men
Two late night trolley crashes on the Mineola and Hempstead line of the Long Island Traction Company in Hollis Queens injured five men and killed four horses. The injured include Richard Cummings Otto Dalmus John Heeddelman John Murphy and John McNamara. Witnesses blamed excessive speed and weather for the wrecks and ambulances were summoned to St Marys Jamaica Hospital and Jamaica Hospital. The first collision involved a loaded produce wagon on the wrong side of the road and a car crash forced passengers from seats while the second crash occurred when a trolley hit a furniture van parked near Rawdon Kellogg home.
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Hollis
Queens
Mineola and Hempstead
Long Island Traction Company
Cummings
Richard
No. 52
West 139Th Street
Manhattan
St Mary’s Hospital
Jamaica
Dalmus
Otto
Springfield
Long Island
Jamaica Hospital
Heeddelman
John
58Th Street
Murphy
9Th Street
St. Mary's Hospital
M'Namara
Hempstead
12Th
Skidmore
McNamara
Robert Mould
Rawdon W. Kellogg
Hedderman
Kellogg
Manhattan Storage Company
41St Street
Lexington Avenue
Manehattan
Ratification of Japan US arbitration treaty by mail
Washington August 2 ratifications of the arbitration treaty between Japan and the United States are being exchanged by mail due to the absence of Ambassador Takahira in the city.
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Washington
Japan
United States
Takahira
Japanese Exposition Postponed to 1917
A Japanese dispatch reports the government will postpone the international exposition until 1917. No official confirmation will come until involved governments are notified. The change coincides with the Meiji era’s fiftieth anniversary and the Emperor’s accession. An appropriation of 25000 dollars is slated for exposition expenses.
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Tokio
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